REPLACE USING flows for pipelines (Beta)

BetaAug 5, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

REPLACE USING flows are now available in Lakeflow pipelines in Beta . Use a REPLACE USING flow when your source is a series of partial snapshots keyed by column. On each update, the flow replaces all rows that match the specified key columns and leaves all other rows unchanged.

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https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/release-notes/product/2026/august#replace-using-flows-for-pipelines-beta

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